Ask HN: How to teach a kid of 15 Linux and programming

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The Coding Train

Online learning resource for beginner-friendly creative coding tutorials and challenges.

> how do I get him learning programming in a fun way? Processing / P5.js can be pretty fun to learn. You use a real programming language to create art and animations. With little code you can get a circle on the screen, then making it move, then following your mouse, then adding other shapes, then changing colour depending on some event… It’s conductive to experimentation and a way to gradually introduce concepts. https://processing.org/ https://p5js.org/ https://thecodingtrain.com/.

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Processing Landing Page
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Processing

C++ and Java programming at the speed of thought.
Pricing:
- Open Source
> how do I get him learning programming in a fun way? Processing / P5.js can be pretty fun to learn. You use a real programming language to create art and animations. With little code you can get a circle on the screen, then making it move, then following your mouse, then adding other shapes, then changing colour depending on some event… It’s conductive to experimentation and a way to gradually introduce concepts. https://processing.org/ https://p5js.org/ https://thecodingtrain.com/.

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p5.js

JS library for creating graphic and interactive experiences
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- Open Source
> how do I get him learning programming in a fun way? Processing / P5.js can be pretty fun to learn. You use a real programming language to create art and animations. With little code you can get a circle on the screen, then making it move, then following your mouse, then adding other shapes, then changing colour depending on some event… It’s conductive to experimentation and a way to gradually introduce concepts. https://processing.org/ https://p5js.org/ https://thecodingtrain.com/.

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Unity3D

Unity is the ultimate game development platform. Use Unity to build high-quality 3D and 2D games, deploy them across mobile, desktop, VR/AR, consoles or the Web, and connect with loyal and enthusiastic players and customers.

Https://unity.com/download For Linux, you have to think what the kids can gain by having a Linux box: A media center & streaming server, some home automation with a SBC (RPI, Arduino, etc.), your guess...

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Godot Engine

Feature-packed 2D and 3D open source game engine.
Pricing:
- Open Source
If Scratch is too limiting, you can try to get them hooked on programming with developing games using Godot or Unity: https://godotengine.org/.

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